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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, August 4, 1994

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 4, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 5threats fail to Budge bosnian serbs Pale Bosnia and Herzegovina apr the top bosnian serbian leaders defied their patrons in Serbia on wednesday and again rejected an International peace plan setting the stage for intensified warfare. _ a a an Assembly of bosnian serbs was expected to follow suit wednesday night in a vote supposedly reflecting its final position on the plan to end 28 months of War. The 81-member Assembly has rejected the plan previously but decided to reconsider it under pressure from Serbia and Russia. The plan would require the serbs who now hold 70 percent of the country to withdraw to 49 percent and to give up their dream of uniting their lands with serbian held territory in Croatia and Serbia proper. The rest of Bosnia would go to a federation of muslims and croats. In a statement issued by Srna. The bosnian serbian news Agency the top leaders charged that the plan a has been deliberately compiled in such a Way As to be unacceptable for the serbian  final rejection of the plan could put bosnian serbs on a collision course with Serbia which threatened tuesday to Cut off All Aid to its proxies in Bosnia. Serbia the dominant Republic in Yugoslavia is widely blamed for inciting the serbian rebellion in Bosnia but has been suffering under  economic sanctions for its role in the conflict. The United states Russia Germany Britain and France authors of the peace ten have said that if the bosnian serbs continue to reject the proposal Trade sanctions against Serbia will be toughened. A High ranking russian foreign ministry official warned the bosnian serbs on wednesday that they can try to a a Bury the peace plan a but this time their trick is not going to  the official told the inter fax news Agency that the bosnian serbs a have at least a fortnight two weeks to think it Over. Russia has been a traditional ally of the serbs who launched the War in bos Nia in april 1992 after muslims and croats voted to secede from Yugoslavia. An estimated 200,000 people have been killed. The heightened political tension coincided with increased action on the Battle group i. Jeopardizing the fragile cease fire around Sarajevo the bosnian capital bosnian serbs threatened to seize heavy weapons from . Collection Points the confrontation ended after the United nations warned wednesday that it would respond with Force. A a Jackson Presley More than love of s business by Stephen Williams new Day either its one of the great publicity stunts of All time or it s True love. The aftershock from the Bombshell that dropped earlier this week a that Michael Jackson 35, and Lisa Marie Presley 26, have wedded in what might be the nuptials of the nineties a has yet to be measured and All kinds of questions remain to be answered a what about kids Presley already is the Mother of two and she has announced that a we both look Forward to raising a  a How does Elizabeth Taylor feel about the marriage a will they live in Graceland or neverland a will bubbles Michael a Chimpanzee become jealous one question that might be put to rest now is Elvis Presley a alive or dead status. A confirmed fan of the King one of the hundreds to congregate in front of Trump Tower in new York City where the newlyweds Are ensconced in a duplex said Elvis a would Roll Over in his grave a if he knew about his daughters Choice. Well rest in peace Elvis. The Jackson Presley marriage is surely the most sensational a and unlikely a pop Alliance in a decade. It dwarfs the Lyle Lovett Julia Roberts affair and has the news making potential of Taylor and Richard Burton. The Story though goes beyond Romance and part of it belongs on the business pages. The Union effectively consolidates a chunk of music publishing history since it puts the Cata logs of Elvis Presley Jackson and the beatles which Jackson bought several years ago under one roof. Jackson produced thriller which has sold More than 48 million copies and he has been proclaimed the biggest Selling recording artist Ever. For months rumours about the alleged tryst provided grist for the tabloid Mills. In her statement issued monday by maj productions Elvis a daughter who now goes by Presley Jackson said secrecy was maintained a for several reasons Foremost being that we Are both very private peo pie living in the Glare of the Public  the May 26 wedding coming three weeks after she divorced musician Danny Keough and began a joint custody arrangement for their children Benjamin 1, and Danielle 5 a was first planned for May 18, but it was postponed because of political problems Iri the dominican Republic. Graceland meets neverland a May 26 wedding in the dominican Republic linked two of the entertainment Industry a. Royal families it Usa Marie Presley Jackson daughter of the King of Rock in Roll age 26 7 a amp. V. 7. S j r t a % �?�4. To t assets owns Graceland the former Home of her father ? elite Presley. Inherited a Fortune Worth about $100 million today. Status second marriage. Michael Jackson. King of pop. Age 35 assets Ofos neverland ranch in California and foe. Publishing rights. To the beatles a songs. Earned an estimated. $67 million from 1991-93. Status first marriage. Source aps amps a the judge Hugo Alvarez Perez told reporters that he married the couple in Spanish in his private residence in front of two witnesses and two of Jackson a bodyguards. According to an interview in the sunday to rates of London Alvarez said Jackson was wearing a Shade of lipstick More vivid than his brides. Jackson said a a six when asked whether he would take Presley to be his wife and the two kissed. The pair is expected to stay in a Trump Tower duplex through the summer. Their suite is directly under Donald Trumps apartment. Trump has said Jackson and Presley Jackson Are a Nice people and i wish them  Quot _ a. Whether or not they re Nice they re certainly Rich. A Between the two of them Michael and his new Bride own every piece of music Ever recorded a offered the Boston globes Patricia Smith giving in to a whiff of hyperbole. A in one hour Graceland pulls in More Money Selling vials of Elvis sweat than most of us will make in our  senator warns Treasury chief on Whitewater Washington apr citing incomplete and contradictory Whitewater testimony a Senate committee chairman wednesday admonished Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen to instruct his top aides to by More forthcoming to Congress. A i think that a a problem we can to have again a Senate banking committee chairman Donald Kliegle d-mich., sternly told Bent sen a member of the Senate for 22 years before joining the Clinton administration last year Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger Altman one of the witnesses challenged by sceptical senators tuesday gave essentially the same testimony wednesday to the House banking committee which resumed its Whitewater hearings. A if we had to do this All Over again we would have Altman done it better a said Altman obviously weary from his 10-hour Senate grilling which began late tuesday afternoon. In the Senate Riegle told Bentsen that Altman had a acknowledged answers not As Complete As they could have  Riegle also questioned the statements of Joshua Steiner Bentsen a chief of staff who disavowed his Frank and potentially damaging diary entries about White House interest in the investigation of Madison guaranty savings amp loan. The Arkansas Thrift was owned by Clinton a business partner in the Whitewater land venture and criminal referrals said the president and his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton May have benefited from improper actions at the a amp a. Steiner a answer to one question tuesday was. _ a oblique and less than candid and Only under continued probing did the committee get to the truth Riegle said. A the answer turned in effect from a yes to a no a Riegle asked for Bentsen a Assurance that he would direct his staff to give the committee a direct full com a plete  a a that certainly is my intention and my direction to anybody representing Treasury a Bentsen replied. Congressional of needed to attack Haiti Senate says Washington a the Senate on wednesday said Congress not the United nations has the Power to approve a . Invasion of Haiti. Quot in a unanimous vote the Senate passed a nonbinding Resolution by minority Leader Bob Dole r-kan., and sen. Judd Gregg r-n-h., stating that . Approval is not enough to allow president Clinton to order an invasion. The sense of the Senate solution invoked the Constitution and the War Powers act in asserting that Clinton must seek prior approval from Congress before an invasion. The Constitution confers on Congress the Power to declare War the War Powers act sets out requirements for the president to consult with con gigs san emergency military actions. Nth emotional support is Fine but it is no substitute for the support of Congress and the american people a Dole said. _ the . Security Council prodded by the Clinton administration passed a Resolution sunday authorizing a .-led invasion of Haiti. Gregg charged that Clinton has spent More time trying to win Over the United nations than explaining his policy to Congress or the Public. A the american people Are still in the dark about How invading Haiti is in our National interest a Gregg said. A yet the Clinton administration continues full steam ahead.�?�. The vote cannot be interpreted As signalling Senate opposition to an invasion. Some members who said they support intervention also voted for the Dole Gregg Resolution arguing that while an invasion is justified it must also be congressional a to approved. _ earlier in the week the United states and the dominican Republic signed an Accord that will allow the Pentagon to Send helicopters military scouts and technical experts to the dominican Republic to help Stop smuggling of fuel across the Border into Haiti. Eighteen scouts will be part of an International team of 88 observers that will patrol the Border Pentagon spokesman Dennis Boxx said tuesday six . Helicopters will be sent and As Many Asu technical experts will go to maintain them and other equipment he said  
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